Doug Fister vs. Dan Spillner — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Spillner
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Spillner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Fister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 91). Dan Spillner held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Doug Fister holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Dan Spillner

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.54
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.73
45.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.3
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.72
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
4.21
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
9.21
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
9.56
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.81
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.65
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.39
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
5.29
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6526
39.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.34
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.74
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.46
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5768
34.78
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Dan Spillner

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.95
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.44
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Dan Spillner

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
2083.23
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
492.19
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
484.47
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
8.53
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-3.67
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.81
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
272.05
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
44.72
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA